Dial 1119 (1950)
- Directed by
- Gerald Mayer
- Genre
- film noir, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A deranged escaped killer holds the customers of a bar hostage. The police try to negotiate while the tense standoff unfolds.
tenseclaustrophobicgrimnoirishsuspensefullow-keytaut
What happens
Dial 1119 is a 1950 MGM film noir starring Marshall Thompson as a deranged escaped killer holding the customers of a bar hostage. The film was directed by Gerald Mayer, a nephew of studio head Louis B. Mayer, who had previously directed screen tests and short films for MGM. The number 1119 in the title is a reference to the police emergency number used in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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